§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the defence review provides funds for the replacement before 227W 1984 of the Shackleton AEW aircraft which are currently 20 years old.
§ Mr. JohnAs I stated in my reply of 21st November to the hon. Member we are actively considering a successor system for the Shackleton force and have made the appropriate provision for this in our forward plans.